Explain the VALS Segmentation System

question 39

Essay

Explain the VALS segmentation system.

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Definitions:

Product-level Activity

Activities or costs in cost accounting that are directly tied to specific products, including design and setup costs.

Unit-level Activity

Tasks or operations that vary with the number of units produced, such as assembling or packaging.

Resource Consumption

The amount of resources used during a process, such as raw materials, energy, or labor.

Activity Rate

The cost incurred per unit of activity, used in activity-based costing to allocate overhead costs to products.